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stated on March 11, 2011 a newspaper interview
"Eleven years ago, the city of Detroit lifted the residency requirement for police officers and today, 53 percent of officers live outside of the city. If we want the tax base of Milwaukee to resemble the tax base of Detroit, this is the way to go."
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By Dave Umhoefer • March 22, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 18, 2011 his weekly radio address.
"According to 2009 estimates, an agreement with Panama could result in almost 1,900 Florida jobs in the first year – and about 15,000 jobs after five years."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 21, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 9, 2011 a comment to reporters.
Says a "rather extraordinary amount of non-classroom employees" were added by Texas school districts over the last decade.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 21, 2011
Marla Stephens
Marla Stephens
stated on January 27, 2011 a statement at a candidate forum
The state of Wisconsin pays plumbers, engineers and other attorneys "much, much more" than it pays attorneys to represent poor people.
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By Tom Kertscher • March 20, 2011
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on February 22, 2011 a video online
Says "for the equivalent cost of a single mile of freeway, we have a bike infrastructure."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • March 19, 2011
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway
stated on March 15, 2011 a letter to President Barack Obama
Says the majority of Americans support gay marriage.
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By Robert Farley • March 18, 2011
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on February 25, 2011 a column.
The House budget plan proposes "the largest discretionary spending cut in history."
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By Sean Gorman • March 18, 2011
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on March 3, 2011 a House committee hearing
"Lake Erie supports nearly 10 percent of Ohio's jobs and generates $750 million in state and local taxes."
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By Tom Feran • March 18, 2011
Eddie Rodriguez
Eddie Rodriguez
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview on CNN
Says Texas colleges and universities may opt to allow guns on campuses.
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March 17, 2011
Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol
stated on March 13, 2011 an interview on Fox News Sunday
"Twenty percent of our electricity currently comes from nuclear power plants. I think there are 104 in the United States, two of them around the coast in California."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 19, 2011 a telephone news conference
Says that Republicans "bragged about how every bill was going to be paid for, right from the beginning" and that the first vote, the repeal of health care reform, violated that rule.
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By James Ewinger • March 16, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2011 a press conference
"Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2011
Marion Hammer
Marion Hammer
stated on February 22, 2011 comments before a state Senate committee.
The American Academy of Pediatrics "supports banning guns."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 14, 2011
Ohio Coal Association
Ohio Coal Association
stated on March 1, 2011 testimony to a House subcommittee
Says that President Obama said in 2008 that his proposed greenhouse gas regulations "will bankrupt" anyone who wants to build a new coal-fired power plant.
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By Stephen Koff • March 14, 2011
Alan Powell
Alan Powell
stated on November 1, 2010 an interview
"Democrats have now become the party of the [Atlanta] metro area and of blacks."
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By M.B. Pell • March 14, 2011
Patti Doyle
Patti Doyle
stated on March 2, 2011 a radio interview
At Twin River, "we're more than competitive" with nearby casinos in slot machine payouts.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 13, 2011
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on March 4, 2011 a letter to President Barack Obama
Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices
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By Charles Pope • March 12, 2011
Carol Alvarado
Carol Alvarado
stated on March 2, 2011 remarks on the House floor
Says women who need a sonogram in the eighth to 10th week of pregnancy have to get a transvaginal sonogram.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 10, 2011
Virginia Lottery
Virginia Lottery
stated on March 2, 2011 a website
"Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been used for public education in the Commonwealth for kindergarten through 12th grade." 
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • March 9, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.
"I delivered to you a budget that ... cuts taxes by $2 billion."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
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